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Fragkiadakis, Manolis – Sign Language Studies, 2022
Signs in sign languages have been mainly analyzed as composed of three formational elements: hand configuration, location, and movement. Researchers compare and contrast lexical differences and similarities among different signs and languages based on these formal elements. Such measurement requires extensive manual annotation of each feature…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Sign Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Foreign Countries
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Lomotey, Charlotte Fofo – Journal of English as an International Language, 2018
Lexical stress is recognized in the literature as an important feature in English interactions. For instance, Hahn (2004) and Field (2005) argue that misplaced stress may lead to comprehensibility and ultimately, communication problems. In spite of this acclaimed importance, Jenkins (2000) excludes lexical stress from the Lingua Franca Core (LFC),…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Variation, College Students